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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle A - GENERAL MILITARY LAWPart II - PERSONNEL
Chapter 81 - CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
Section 1591 - Reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses when accompanying Members of Congress

10 U.S.C. § 1591

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Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 1591 - Reimbursement for travel and transportation expenses when accompanying Members of Congress
(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may authorize reimbursement to a civilian employee who is accompanying a Member of Congress or a congressional employee on official travel for actual travel and transportation expenses incurred for such travel.
(b) The allowance provided in subsection (a) may be paid-
(1) at a rate that does not exceed the rate approved for official congressional travel; and
(2) only when the travel of the member is directed or approved by the Secretary concerned.
(c) In this section:
(1) The term "Member of Congress" means a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
(2) The term "congressional employee" means an employee of a Member of Congress or an employee of Congress.
(3) The term "Secretary concerned" includes the Secretary of Defense with respect to civilian employees of the Department of Defense other than a military department.

10 U.S.C. § 1591

Added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VI, §617(b)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1097.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VI, §617(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1097, as amended by Pub. L. 112-81, div. A, title VI, §631(f)(4)(B), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title X, §1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948, provided that: "Subsection (h) of section 474 of title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and section 1591 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), shall apply with respect to travel performed after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 4, 1987]."

includes
"includes" means "includes but is not limited to"; and
Secretary concerned
The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.